Live two-spotted ladybird in January!?!

[Jason Green]

...let's hope it does

Keep us posted, Tiaruallana

[Paul mabbott]

Don't worry about feeding it - it needs to get back to sleep asap - it will do this when the temperature declines. Just put it somewhere cool but moderately sheltered - garage (as suggsted), garden shed or thick foliage (coniferous shrub?).

PS: this isn't an uncommon happening after the solstice - probably has something to do with sunlight falling on places that were shaded before.

[squishy]

it will have been woken up. if it was hibernating in your certain folds or somewhere, they can be woken up by a slight increase in your central heating.

put him in a nice sheltered place (doesn't matter if its cold) and leave him to go back into hibernation its their best chance of survival.

(sorry, what i've said may already have been said above)

[Tiaruallana]

Thanks everyone

I've popped him/her in a cold cupboard for just now as it has been very frosty here. I'll look for suitable shrubs and pop him/her outside ASAP.

[sunnydale]

A friend got me some Holly just before Xmas and as I was sorting some bits to put in a vase (looks lovely like that), a two spot ladybird dropped of it!
He seemed very lively so I popped him on my indoor Ivy plant. I thought it was safer than putting him outside.
Haven't thought to check if he's still there